Ian Samuels
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Ian Samuels is an American filmmaker.[1][2] He directed the film The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021).[3]
Samuels grew up in Massachusetts.[4] He studied film and literature at Bard College before moving to New York to work at Sesame Street. Samuels then moved to CalArts to study directing.[5] In 2015, MTV commissioned Samuels to create the short Myrna the Monster, about a three foot tall puppet struggling to make connections in Los Angeles. The film screened at South by Southwest.[6]
